We were so excited to visit Stanford’s d.school (Institute of Design at Stanford) in late February and, frankly, it was better than we imagined!

Last week Liz and I headed to Orlando for the NAIS Annual Conference, three days packed with a variety of sessions exploring how independent education can change to become better for our students and families while still maintaining the critical aspects that make each school unique. Creativity, innovation, sustainability and student engagement are just a few of the myriad of topics educators from across the country and world presented on. There’s an incredible buzz in the independent school community about opportunities to improve and innovate in order to better prepare students for a new era - whether around teaching, curriculum or assessment. Our question is: now what?